Chapter 2: Tears of love and hate
The imposing space pirate towered over the super saiyan. Thorial formed a large ball of ki energy and it broke into 2 discs. Both of them flew into the wounded Vegeta, sending him reeling across the floor. Vegeta rose and tried to throw a punch, but Thorial caught his fist and dragged Vegeta in front of him, then cracked Vegeta's skull with a hard punch. As he turned tworads Pan…
SNAP!
Pan woke up with a shock and exitement. It was almost a week since she had met Thorial. He was always cheerful, his black eyes catching the light perfectly. Saila had done nothing but be nice to her, but she was afraid of her stealing Trunks. Ever since they met, Trunks could barely take his eyes off of her. She seemed to have little intrest in him, though, exept for as a friend. These dreams had been haunting her since that night where Thorial and Saila killed dream Goku. Now Goku, Goten, Vegeta, and Krillen had died in her dreams. She wondered if they ment anything…
Thorial woke before his new friend. It was nice of Trunks to let him stay here until he bought a house of his own. He walked to the kitchen, where Bulma was making some breakfast, which was odd, because Trunks didn't live with his parents.
"Oh, hi Thorial! Is Trunks up yet? He needs to go to the fighting tournement later this morning. He can't fight on an empty stomach!" Thorial looked at the piles of pancakes taller then he was. "I'll make some for you too, if your hungry!" Bulma was in a cheerful mood this morning. Trunks' whole family took a liking to Thorial almost immediately. Vegeta was very impressed at his power level, and also respected that Thorial was as short as he was. Just as Thorial sat down to eat, Trunks stumbled in.
"Morning." Trunks widened his eyes at the food. He immediately sat down and started eating. "So Trunks, Bulma was telling me about a fighting tournament this morning."
"It's just a small tournament that decides the best fighter in the region. I've won five times and lost once. To my dad."
"Sounds like fun! Can I join?" Trunks told him yes, sure that he would win anyway. He would like to see his fighting skills, though.
"Welcome to the regional fighting tounament! The round one battle will be Sumotra against Thorial! Then the champion, Trunks will fight Hurc!" A loudspeaker boomed out the two matches. From the audience, Pan was a bit surprised. One, to see Thorial in the tourney, and two that only four people entered. Everybody just figured Trunks would win. She entered twice, but was no match for Trunks. She deserved a day off, anyway.
Thorial started his match with grace and speed, dodging all of his chubby oppenent's heavy punches. He flew up into the sky, and Sumotra followed. Obviously, his opponent wasn't very good at flying, so Thorial was at least five feet above the opponent when, like lightning, he shot down, landing at the ground with Sumotra under him. Sumotra was carried off the rubber matted ground.
Trunks had almost as easy a time with Hurc. His opponent was strong, but couldn't fly. He didn't land a single punch on the saiyan, who wasn't even in super form. Trunks flew up into the air, and rained ki blasts onto his opponent. When Hurc forfited, the entire crowd roared for Trunks, who waved to them confidently.
The final round battle would be remembered for a long time. Trunks sensed Thorial's high power level, and tested him with a ki blast. Not only did Thorial block it, but he sent it flying back at Trunks. They were both hovering now. Then Thorial yelled "SaiyaDisc!" He made a ball of ki energy that broke into two discs. They both flew at Trunks. He barely dodged them and never saw them return to Thorial. They worked like boomerangs. Once you relese them, they spin back tworads you, giving you two chances to hit the enemy. One disc struck Trunks in the back, knocking him around, then the second one, sending him down to the ground. In a split second, they both yelled, and both became a super-sayain. Trunks was astonished that Thorial could become super-sayain, but Vegeta smiled from the crowd. A few days ago, Thorial had asked for Vegeta's help to train. He flattered Vegeta by saying since he was a super-sayian, he wanted to be trained by the prince of them all. Pan was astonished. Thorial looked completely super now, not to mention very hot. His eyes turned a jade color that perfectly complemented his golden hair.
Now Trunks fought savegly, but couldn't land a punch. But he blocked all of Thorial's punches and kicks, so they were getting nowhere. Trunks noticed the techinque Thorial used to collect the saiyadiscs. He snared it around his arm when it came to him, and it disapeared. Now Trunks lept back giving Thorial the opprotunity to use SaiyaDisc. As it flew back, Trunks used all of his presicion to hit the disc with a ki blast. It re-directed it to Thorial's chest, knocking him off his feet. Trunks had finally struck.
Thorial seemed unharmed, though shaken. As he saw a large ki ball flying at him, he palmed it right back at Trunks. Trunks flew to the side, where Thorial was waiting behind him. Thorial formed a large ki ball between his hands, drew it over his head, and slammed it down on top of Trunks with all of his might. It knocked Trunks out of the air, and when he hit the ground, the ki ball hit him hard, keeping him down.
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"THORIAL IS THE WINNER"
The loudspeaker announced Thorial as the winner. Trunks was in shock. Not only did Thorial out battle him, he also outwitted him. Pan was in shock too. Trunks never lost. Thorial was the most incredible fighter she had seen in a long time. The entire crowd, who were all rooting for Trunks, was silent. Thorial helped Trunks up, and went to receive his trophy. Although she cheered for Trunks when he got the second place trophy, a secret smile opened inside of her when Thorial held his trophy above his head. She loved Trunks, but did she also love Thorial? No, she thought. Thorial is a dream man that came and confused her world.
Later she was at the party for Thorial's winning. It had no banners or ballons, because they were all marked '6 in a row for Trunks!', and everybody went home, exept for Trunks, who was upstairs asleep, Thorial and Pan. They were eating the scraps of leftover food, talking.
"So, was I o.k. out there?"
"O.K? You were better then that! You were the first person since Vegeta to beat Trunks in that tournament!"
"Well, I didn't hear it from the crowd." Thorial had a short grin on his face.
"I have a question, Thorial. Are you and Saila…involved?"
"Oh, no. She found me dying of thirst in a desert. She took care of me, and in return, I taught her the art of fighting." Pan could not respond, because she was staring into the deep eyes of Thorial. He was lost in Pan's big, beautiful eyes. When Pan came back into reality, she was locked into Thorial's lips, enjoying a long, passionate kiss. When they parted, Pan only wanted it to never end. So she kissed him.
Next time: Trunks finds a secret about Saila, and Pan and Thorial continue a secret love.